Nationwide, 95% of schools participate in the National School Lunch Program. Daily, over 30 million children are served. Locally, 85% of Milton students participate in the lunch program every day.
Dietary guidelines dictate no more than 30 percent of calories can come from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fat. Over the course of one week, lunches must provide 1/3 of the Recommended Dietary Allowances of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories.
Well-balanced school lunches include protein, fruits and vegetables, grains and low-fat milk and are served in age-appropriate portions.
It is the time of the year when we start planning for fall and our back to school menu. If you would like to see your favorite school lunch items on the menu in August, post your comments to our blog and we will try to accommodate your request.
Have a healthy and active summer.
